Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s Third Annual Power of Literacy Luncheon Honors Former First Lady

1Julie Baker Finck, Laura Ward, Penny Loyd

2Arlene Hinsley, Cassie Sinor

3Arlene Hinsley, Cassie Sinor

4Beth Wolff, Cheryl Byington

5Beth Wolff, Cheryl Byington

6Laura Bush, Joe and Cathy Cleary

7Laura Bush, Joe and Cathy Cleary

8Bobbie Weinstein, Ileana Treviño, Donna Vallone

9Bobbie Weinstein, Ileana Treviño, Donna Vallone

10Callie Holland, Danna Burkett

11Callie Holland, Danna Burkett

12Cathy and Joe Cleary

13Cathy and Joe Cleary

14Katherine and Trish Morille

15Katherine and Trish Morille

16Iris Griffiths, Judy Schaffer McBride, Iqra Richardson, Caroline Cornett

17Iris Griffiths, Judy Schaffer McBride, Iqra Richardson, Caroline Cornett

18Christina Stith, Tony Bradfield

19Christina Stith, Tony Bradfield

20Janet Griesenbeck, Donae Chramosta

21Diane Lokey Farb, Hallie Vanderhider, Sandy Barrett

22Diane Lokey Farb, Hallie Vanderhider, Sandy Barrett

23Janet Griesenbeck, Donae Chramosta

24Leisa Holland-Nelson, Carol Sawyer, Stephanie Tsuru

25Betty Hrncir, Laurel D'Antoni

26Rachel McNeill

27Bette Thomas, Lynn Locher

28Laura Bush and Pierce Bush

29Laura Bush and Pierce Bush

30Lilly Andress, Vicki West

31Leisa Holland-Nelson, Carol Sawyer, Stephanie Tsuru

32Rafael Gomez

33Rachel McNeill

34Sue and Lester Smith

35Lilly Andress, Vicki West

36Maria Bush, Paige Fertitta, Deanna Barton

37Maria Bush, Paige Fertitta, Deanna Barton

38Betty Hrncir, Laurel D'Antoni

39Rafael Gomez

40Bette Thomas, Lynn Locher

41Sue and Lester Smith

42Julie Baker Finck, Laura Ward, Penny Loyd

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Champions for literacy gathered at the Post Oak Hotel on October 23 for the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s third annual Power of Literacy luncheon, honoring the former First Lady. The grand lobby and ballroom of the hotel were decorated with giant balloons and each table was donned with bright, colorful flowers and featured an 18-inch cutout of Barbara Bush.

At the luncheon, the Ladies for Literacy Guild President Stephanie Tsuru announced the launch of the First Lady’s Book Club as well as a special donation of $75,000 from Houston Children’s Charity, led by CEO Laura Ward. The guild plans to use the money to build another Curiosity Cruiser mobile library, which has assisted more than 7,000 underserved children, distributing more than 14,000 books in the community since the first cruiser hit the streets last year.

The program was emceed by KPRC Anchor Rachel McNeil and featured former First Lady Laura Bush in a “fireside chat” moderated by Pierce Bush, Laura Bush’s nephew and CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters Lone Star.

The event, chaired by Cathy Cleary, was attended by more than 600 guests and raised more than $350,000 to help support the Guild’s activities and literacy initiatives.